The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) has recorded 125 new cases of COVID-19, bringing the total number of infections in the country to 209,298.
The NCDC disclosed this on its official Facebook handle on Sunday.
“125 new cases of #COVID19Nigeria; FCT-45, Kaduna-34, Rivers-11, Lagos-10, Osun-10, Oyo-9, Jigawa-2, Edo-2, Kano-2, Plateau-1.
“209,298 confirmed, 197,143 discharged, 2,837 deaths.”
“Today’s report includes: ▪️45 cases reported in FCT are for 16th (27) and 17th (18) October 2021
“▪️5 discharges reported in FCT are for 16th (5) and 17th (0) October 2021.”
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